Haunted Ionia County? Chesaning Paranormal group reaches out to area residents

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Jun 12, 2013 at 9:53 PMJun 12, 2013 at 10:14 PM

Chesaning Paranormal has set its sights on Ionia County. Residents experiencing the seemingly unexplainable: Noises, apparitions and other phenomena or mysterious happenings, are invited to contact the group for potential study.

Lori Kilchermann

Chesaning Paranormal has set its sights on Ionia County. Residents experiencing the seemingly unexplainable: Noises, apparitions and other phenomena or mysterious happenings, are invited to contact the group for potential study."We are seeking individuals to come forward and tell us their story of paranormal activity that they believe has happened to them," said Jason Aldrich, founder and lead investigator of Chesaning Paranormal. "We are looking to conduct investigations at homes, businesses, etc., to help validate the claims or to help debunk them as some sort of explainable oversight that was missed."In this pilot project, the group is planning to focus its efforts on thoroughly exploring Ionia County."Throughout the course of a few months, we are hoping to gather indisputable evidence that points to a location as being haunted or not haunted," Aldrich said. "Ionia County is steeped in history and age, as well as some people saying there are some 'paranormal' happenings."

Who Should ParticipateThere are a variety of reasons people seek out paranormal investigators."Have you ever felt like you were being watched, touched, talked to? Or, have you had some sort of unexplainable event happen, or even things being moved from one spot to the other, and just chalked it up to your mind playing tricks on you?" Aldrich asked. "This is an excellent time to have us come in and take a look around. Many people and individuals seek help and/or just want someone to come in and validate the experiences they are having."

Get InvolvedChesaning Paranormal investigators said they are looking forward to the opportunity to do this project in historic Ionia County."We would like everyone to help make this project the best it can be," Aldrich said. "So please drop us a line with any ideas you have for places to go and visit with the reasons, talk about us with your friends or family who may be having 'paranormal issues' and let them know about us and our project."It is nothing to be ashamed of – you would be surprised of the many different businesses and people who have had investigators like us come in."To contact Chesaning Paranormal, email info@chesaningparanormal.com, find them on Facebook or visit the group's website, www.chesaningparanormal.com."If you live outside the Ionia County project, still drop us a line and we will work you into the project," Aldrich said. "We are looking at doing many projects in multiple counties."

The Investigative ProcessUpon receiving an investigation request, an appointment will be made for a preliminary interview. This interview may be performed face-to-face at the location, over the phone, or via email."There are forms that will need to be looked at and signed, such as a release of liability for you and us, confidentiality paperwork, and evidence posting paperwork," Aldrich said.Once an investigation time is set, the group will arrive at the location and brief residents on what will be taking place during the investigation, and the type of equipment that will be used."We will do a documented walk-through with you so you can point out and talk about any activity you or others have experienced," Aldrich said. "We will set up our equipment, fine-tune our gear and get ready for lights out."The time devoted to any paranormal investigation varies from location to location."It is difficult to determining how long it will take," he said, "but the initial investigation will last typically four to eight hours."Upon completion of the investigation, Chesaning Paranormal will analyze all the video, audio and photos gathered at the site."We will contact you to set up a meeting to present and talk about our findings," Aldrich added.

The InvestigatorsChesaning Paranormal is a small group of investigators who are focused on research, investigations, and the documentation of reported paranormal activity. In addition to Aldrich, members of the Chesaning Paranormal team include Jacob Bliss, lead investigator; Adam Bliss, case manager and investigator; Kendra Kalenak, investigator trainee; and Lisa Lane, investigator trainee."We are open-minded to the existence of ghost, but we do not automatically assume that the activity the clients are experiencing is paranormal in nature," Aldrich said. "We go in with the frame of mind that all activity can be explained – sort of a skeptical standpoint – until we have proof otherwise. We are evidence-driven; we rely on photos, video, EVPs, EMF and other data to determine if there is a possible haunting."Members of the group said they find the paranormal aspect of life to be fascinating and are ready and willing to help Ionia County residents investigate suspected paranormal activity.